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Affigen was founded in 2016 by Frameshift, a firm that ideates, translates and launches life sciences companies that have the potential to fundamentally shift the metabolic rate of the industry. In February 2017, Affigen completed its Series A funding, led by Black Beret Life Sciences on behalf of its affiliate BBLS Immunotherapy, LLC. Black Beret Life Sciences is the life sciences investment management arm of the Houston-based Bosarge Family Office. The firm was established in 2014 by Dr. Ed Bosarge to organize and manage investments in potentially game-changing technologies and companies in areas related to regenerative medicine, anti-aging and immunotherapy. Black Beret Life Sciences’ portfolio of managed investments includes companies and research across an array of disease areas, including diabetes, neurodegeneration, osteoarthritis, cancer immunotherapy and various conditions related to aging.
Arvinas is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing new small molecules ‒ known as PROTACs (PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras) ‒ aimed at degrading disease-causing cellular proteins via proteolysis. Based on innovative research conducted at Yale University by Dr. Craig Crews, Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor, the company is translating natural protein degradation approaches into novel drugs for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. The proprietary PROTAC-based drug paradigm induces protein degradation, rather than protein inhibition, using the ubiquitin proteasome system and offers the advantage of potentially targeting “undruggable” as well as “druggable” elements of the proteome. This greatly expands the ability to create drugs for many new, previously unapproachable targets.
At Bionano Genomics®, we are committed to unlocking understanding of genome biology to advance the promise of genomics in areas including cancer and human disease, agricultural bioengineering and genome discovery. Our team is not afraid to venture into uncharted territory to look for answers. We welcome the curious and provide a place where those who are not satisfied with the status quo can feel at home. Our next-generation genome mapping and analysis tools help researchers see true genome structure to fill in what`s missing from sequencing-based data. Saphyr™, our high-speed, high-throughput whole genome mapping solution, offers unmatched structural variation discovery capabilities and the ability to construct the most complete genome assemblies. At Bionano, we are invested in the success of our customers and users around the world, and are dedicated to supporting them with the tools, resources and support they need to achieve their goals and make a real impact on improving quality of life for all.
Immunitas Therapeutics is a single cell genomics-based drug discovery company.
Arzeda The Protein Design Company is a synthetic biology company.